Totaling the unsustainable tax increases and windfall revenue during Pritzker Administration – Wirepoints
May 26, 2026
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With $162 billion more from taxpayers, couldn’t you deliver a few bond upgrades, too
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A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.
Take a drive around the north and northwest suburbs like I did several weeks ago. It seems that every office building has a ‘Space Available’ sign in front and half of all buildings have a “For Sale”. The North and Northwest suburban markets have eye-poping vacancy rates that are not getting better, and only seem to be getting worse. Higher taxes aren’t going to put more businesses in the buildings – its only going to drive businesses into the surrounding counties or even out of IL entirely. But that is the goal. That’s what Equity means. Everywhere can look as… Read more »